Northern Blues Football Club / Preston Football Club / Northern Bullants Football Club / Gowerville Football Club (Vic)
Guernseys & Nicknames :
1930s - Preston became known as the Bullants.[source]
1965 - Preston wore a red guernsey with white monogram.
1996-2001 - Preston Knights adopted black, blue and white colours, and were known as the Knights.[source]
2002 - Northern Bullants re-adopted red and white colours, and were again known as the Bullants.[source]
Grounds :
Preston have always used Cramer Street (Preston Park) as their home.[source]
Timeline :
1882 - Gowerville FC seems to have been formed this year (estimated).[source]
1886 - Gowerville had been renamed as Preston FC by this time.[source]
1890s - Bourke-Evelyn FL : Preston participated.
1890 - VJFA First Rate : Preston finished 7th.
1891 - VJFA First Rate : Preston finished 14th.
1893 - VJFA First Rate Section B : Preston finished 9th.
1894 - VJFA First Rate Section B : Preston finished 10th (last).
1895 - VJFA First Rate : Preston finished 12th (last).
1896 - VJFA First Rate : Preston finished 8th.
1897 - VJFA First Rate : Preston finished 10th (last).
1898 - VJFA : Preston finished 7th.
1899 - VJFA : Preston finished 5th.
1900 - VJFA : Preston were premiers.
1901 - VJFA : Preston were premiers.
1902 - VJFA : Preston were premiers.
1903 - VFA : Preston commenced.
1904-11 - VFA : Preston finished last.
1912 - Preston and Preston District amalgamated to form a new Preston District FC.[source]
1913 - VJFA : Preston District rejoined.
1915 - Preston District had changed name to Preston FC by 1915.[source]
1917 - VJFA : Preston participated.
1926 - VFA : Preston recommenced.
1927-30 - VFA : Preston participated.
1931 - VFA Semi-Final : Preston defeated Oakleigh.
1932-41 - VFA : Preston participated.
1945-53 - VFA : Preston participated.
1954 - VFA : Preston participated.
1955 - VFA : Preston participated.
1956 - VFA : Preston finished 5th.
1957-61 - VFA : Preston participated.
1962 (VFA Division 2) :
Second Semi-Final - Dandenong defeated Preston.
Preliminary Final - Prahran defeated Preston.
1963 - VFA Division 2 Grand Final : Preston 11.14.80 defeated Waverley 9.15.69 @ Toorak Park.
1964 - VFA Division 1 : Preston participated.
1965 - VFA Division 2 Grand Final : Preston 15.12.102 defeated Mordialloc 9.10.64 @ Toorak Park.
1966 - VFA : Preston participated.
1967 - VFA Division 1 First Semi-Final : Sandringham defeated Preston by 10 points.
1968 (VFA Division 1) :
Second Semi-Final - Prahran defeated Preston.
Preliminary Final - Preston defeated Sandringham by 28 points.
Grand Final - Preston 15.8.98 defeated Prahran 12.12.84 @ Punt Rd Oval.
1969 - VFA Division 1 Grand Final : Preston 12.11.83 defeated Dandenong 10.11.71 @ Punt Rd Oval.
1970 - VFA : Preston participated.
1971 (VFA Division 1) :
Second Semi-Final - Dandenong defeated Preston.
Preliminary Final - Preston defeated Sandringham by 14 points.
Grand Final - Dandenong 14.14.98 defeated Preston 13.14.92 @ Junction Oval.
1972-77 - Preston participated in the VFA.
1978 - VFA Division 1 Grand Final : Prahran 21.15.141 defeated Preston 17.17.119 @ Junction Oval.
1979-80 - Preston participated in the VFA.
1981 (VFA Division 1) :
Second Semi-Final - Port Melbourne defeated Preston.
Preliminary Final - Preston defeated Sandringham.
Grand Final - Port Melbourne 32.19.211 defeated Preston 15.8.98 @ Junction Oval.
1982 - VFA Division 1 Grand Final : Port Melbourne 21.15.141 defeated Preston 20.14.134 @ Junction Oval.
1983 - VFA Division One Grand Final : Preston 14.10.94 defeated Geelong West 12.15.87 at the Junction Oval, crowd 14000.
1984 - VFA Division 1 Grand Final : Preston 19.21.135 defeated Frankston 12.9.81 @ Junction Oval.
1985-1995 - VFA : Preston participated.
1996 - VFL : Preston merged with U18 team Northern Knights, to form Preston Knights FC.
1997-2001 - VFL : Preston Knights participated.
2002 - VFL : Preston Knights changed name to Northern Bullants FC.
2003-13 - VFL : Northern Bullants participated.
2014 - VFL : Northern Blues finished 11th.
2015 - VFL : Northern Blues finished 14th.
2016 - VFL : Northern Blues finished 13th.
Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
- East Preston and
- West Preston.
Links :
- Preston FC.